Overview: In this class, students will be introduced to the concept of evolution.This lesson contributes or builds toward the goals of the unit as a whole by providing a foundation for the unit to build upon. They will begin to understand what evolution is before they are expected to explore its components.
Overview: The next three lessons help students understand how scientists find evidence of evolution and piece together the history of life. Students learn about the fossil record, the primary form of evidence. The lesson begins with an overview of the fossil formation process, then covers the evolution of land-dwelling animals from fish, and finally looks at how some mammals (whales) ended up back in the water. It then covers other evidence for evolution, including anatomy, embryology, and biochemistry. These lessons contribute or build toward the goals of the unit as a whole by almost taking a step back and now examining how we know evolution exists now that they understand what it is. They will be able to explore evidence and new definitions associated with evolution, more specifically, structural related definitions and ideas.
Overview: In this three day lesson, students learn about Charles Darwin -- his personal history, his strengths as an observer and independent thinker, and the process by which he developed his groundbreaking theory of evolution. Students view a short video about Darwin's life, then move onto learning about natural selection and then preform an activity representative of natural selection and survival of the fittest. Lastly learn about other theories of evolution. This lesson contributes or builds toward the goals of the unit as a whole by now using their new knowledge of the structural aspects of evolution and applying it to the workings, or mechanisms of evolution. Applying the previous lessons' definitions and ideas could give them meaning and reinforce them.
Overview: In this three-part lesson, students learn about natural selection, the mechanism that drives evolution. They begin by discussing the evolution of the eye and how even a complex organ can evolve through natural selection. Then they divide into groups to learn about genetic variation, adaptation, and sexual selection and report their findings back to the class. Finally, students analyze data to determine how the beak length of Galápagos finches evolves according to environmental factors. This lesson contributes or builds toward the goals of the unit as a whole by now looking at evolution on a larger scale. They will now be examining topics that effect their lives more directly. They will be learning a lot about how they are the way they are, which is often more appealing to students. This lesson really ties all the previous lessons together by applying it to real life situations.
Overview: In this class, students will be introduced to the concept of evolution.This lesson contributes or builds toward the goals of the unit as a whole by providing a foundation for the unit to build upon. They will begin to understand what evolution is before they are expected to explore its components.
Overview: The next three lessons help students understand how scientists find evidence of evolution and piece together the history of life. Students learn about the fossil record, the primary form of evidence. The lesson begins with an overview of the fossil formation process, then covers the evolution of land-dwelling animals from fish, and finally looks at how some mammals (whales) ended up back in the water. It then covers other evidence for evolution, including anatomy, embryology, and biochemistry. These lessons contribute or build toward the goals of the unit as a whole by almost taking a step back and now examining how we know evolution exists now that they understand what it is. They will be able to explore evidence and new definitions associated with evolution, more specifically, structural related definitions and ideas.
Overview: In this three day lesson, students learn about Charles Darwin -- his personal history, his strengths as an observer and independent thinker, and the process by which he developed his groundbreaking theory of evolution. Students view a short video about Darwin's life, then move onto learning about natural selection and then preform an activity representative of natural selection and survival of the fittest. Lastly learn about other theories of evolution. This lesson contributes or builds toward the goals of the unit as a whole by now using their new knowledge of the structural aspects of evolution and applying it to the workings, or mechanisms of evolution. Applying the previous lessons' definitions and ideas could give them meaning and reinforce them.
Overview: In this three-part lesson, students learn about natural selection, the mechanism that drives evolution. They begin by discussing the evolution of the eye and how even a complex organ can evolve through natural selection. Then they divide into groups to learn about genetic variation, adaptation, and sexual selection and report their findings back to the class. Finally, students analyze data to determine how the beak length of Galápagos finches evolves according to environmental factors. This lesson contributes or builds toward the goals of the unit as a whole by now looking at evolution on a larger scale. They will now be examining topics that effect their lives more directly. They will be learning a lot about how they are the way they are, which is often more appealing to students. This lesson really ties all the previous lessons together by applying it to real life situations.
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